Goal

Done on Day 1

What’s next?

Understand what SaaS apps are in use and who has access to them.

✅ Historical inventory of SaaS apps and accounts
✅ Dashboard visualizing
​AI adoption, including AI use in your supply chain

• Nudge Security uses information about your app estate for automation, alerting, and reporting. As described in our Quick Start Guide, you can update fields such as Approval status, Compliance scope, and Spend data using the bulk editing feature within the Apps summary view.
• Learn about how apps are used by surveying technical contacts. Use the nudge template, “Request clarification of use.”​ Learn more →

Alternatively, you can use the “Learn about app usage” playbook to send this nudge to technical contacts en masse.

Monitor and understand new app adoption

✅ Automated discovery as users sign up for new apps

• Create a rule to be alerted to new app signups (Notifications > Rules).
• Opt in to receive weekly email summaries (Settings > Profile).
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Audit app access and remove abandoned accounts

✅ Inventory of accounts and integrations associated with each app

• Learn how Nudge Security helps you identify inactive and unnecessary accounts and remove access.
• Run the playbook “
​Remove abandoned accounts” to identify and remove unused SaaS accounts in bulk.

Consolidate redundant apps

✅ Inventory of potentially-overlapping apps
✅ Chart for each app
​visualizing adoption of similar apps

• Build a business case to consolidate redundant apps and duplicative app instances.

Remove access during employee offboarding

✅ Inventory of lingering SaaS accounts for suspended, archived users

• Track and clean up lingering SaaS accounts.
• Familiarize yourself with our “
​Employee offboarding” playbook to ensure complete offboarding going forward.

Discourage sprawl and drive employees towards approved apps.

✅ Inventory of SaaS accounts associated with each app

• Enable a self-service employee directory for approved apps.

Create automated nudges reminding users to:
• Stick with specific preferred vendors
​• Rein in personal app use
• Avoid unapproved apps

Reduce SaaS spend.

✅ Dashboard with low-effort opportunities for cost savings and consolidation.

• Review Spend dashboard insights for quick wins.
• Track budgeted spend for paid apps and compare it to historical and projected spend.
• Optimize license allocations prior to renewal dates.